On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 09:27:56 +0000, John A wrote:

I have a 1999 3.0L volvo engine that has developed a loud screeching sound
that lasts for 2 - 5 seconds after starting.

Try removing the squirrels from the exhaust manifold

We had a cat that liked to sleep on the warm electric motors that ran the
milking machine. Dad fired it up once, and the cat had it's tail caught in
the pulley. REAWWWWW...BANG! The "bang" was the cat hitting the ceiling.
Took us 3 days to find the poor thing - renamed "no-tail" afterwards.

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36